Chapter 39 of The Wolf Demon is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of The Wolf Demon is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror. “The blood is fresh, too!” cried Boone. “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.” “It looks like it,” said Kenton, solemnly. “Let us look for the body.”
Chapter 39 of The Wolf Demon is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
From this reading ““The blood is fresh, too!” cried Boone.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.”
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading ““Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.””
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading ““Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.””
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading ““Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.””
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading ““It looks like it,” said Kenton, solemnly.”
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading ““Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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look on as or consider
In this reading “The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.”
In this reading “The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.”
In this reading ““Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.””
In this reading ““Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “The blood is fresh, too!” cried Boone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Let us look for the body.”
an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
From this reading “The blood is fresh, too!” cried Boone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “The blood is fresh, too!” cried Boone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Let us look for the body.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “The blood is fresh, too!” cried Boone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The blood is fresh, too!” cried Boone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It looks like it,” said Kenton, solemnly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It looks like it,” said Kenton, solemnly.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us look for the body.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It looks like it,” said Kenton, solemnly.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Let us look for the body.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “It looks like it,” said Kenton, solemnly.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It looks like it,” said Kenton, solemnly.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “It looks like it,” said Kenton, solemnly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “The blood is fresh, too!” cried Boone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us look for the body.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Lark must have been killed by this monster immediately after we missed him in the thicket.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two scouts looked upon the blood-stained cap with horror.
Chapter 39 of The Wolf Demon by Albert W. Aiken holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 39 holds 123 sentences of The Wolf Demon, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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